Almanac

On Feb. 28, 1704, Indians attacked American colonists in...

In 1854 abolitionists meeting in Ripon, Wis., agreed to form a new political party, which became the Republican Party. The first official meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Mich., on July 6 of that year. (This item as published has been corrected in this text.)

FOR THE RECORD - This story contains corrected material.An item in the Almanac as published gave incorrect information about the history of the Republican Party.

In 1861 the Territory of Colorado was organized.

In 1933 a Nazi decree suppressed civil liberties in Germany.

In 1966 U.S. astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett were killed when their jet trainer crashed in St. Louis.

In 1974 the U.S. and Egypt re-established diplomatic relations after a 7- year break.

In 1975 a London subway train crashed into the end of a tunnel, killing 41 people.

In 1985 Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards was indicted on federal conspiracy charges. (The following December, a federal judge declared a mistrial, and in January 1986, U.S. Atty. John Volz announced he would retry Edwards and four co-defendants on charges of racketeering and fraud.)

In 1986 Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated on a Stockholm street.